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Jan 2, 1215
Magan Carta
Nobles forced King John to sign. Rule of law-no one is above the law, not even the King. It established equality under the law. -
Thirteen Colonies
Thirteen colonies were founded on the East Coast. -
Jamestown founded
ruins of the old church mark the site of the original Jamestown -
Burgesses
First legislature in America was established. -
Mayflower Compact
Pilgrams signed as the first example of many colonial plans for self-government. -
Charles I
Charles I took the throne. -
Parliamant
The representatives forced the king to sign the Peition of Right. -
Puritans
Puritans settled nearby. -
Puritans colonize
Puritans colonize conneticut. -
William III takes the throne
William replaces James II. -
Locke political ideas
Locke wrote and published his political ideas in Two Treatises on Government. -
French and Indian war
The war was fought from 1754 to 1763. -
Ben Franklin proposition.
Franklin proposed the Albany Plan of Union. -
Stamp Act
Imposed the first direct tax on colonists. -
war
At this time many European countries joined the war. -
George III
George III became kingof Britain. -
Boston Tea Party
Colonists dressed as mohawks, dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. -
first continental congress
The first continental congress was held. -
First Blow
First attack by redcoats in Lexington and Concord. -
Richard Henry Lee
He first proposed America to be free and independent states. -
Approval
Congress approves Lee's resolution. -
Declaration of Independence.
The congress approved the final draft of the Declaration of Independence. -
French Revolution
Frances version of our revolution.